Ukraine war fuels new surge in energy prices – BBC News
Analysts are warning of a huge increase in energy bills and fuel prices due to the war in Ukraine. The…
News Wrap: Turkish, Syrian forces clash again in Idlib province
In our news wrap Monday, Turkish and Syrian forces clashed in northwestern Syria for the second time in two weeks.…
Global stocks jump on Fed support, easing second wave fears
TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied and the dollar fell on Tuesday as risk appetite was bolstered by the…
Stocks rebound on Fed debt program, oil recovers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities rebounded on Monday after the Federal Reserve widened its program of…
World shares stem losses as fresh lockdown fears fade
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets bounced back on Friday as investors took in stride the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Asian stocks set to fall sharply as Wall Street tumbles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian equities are set to fall sharply on Friday after Wall Street stocks and oil tumbled…
Asia stocks set to rise as Wall Street jumps on lockdown easing hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing…
GM shuts Australia, NZ operations; sells Thai plant to Great Wall
NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) said it would wind down its Australian and New Zealand operations and…
Factbox: How a virus impacts the economy and markets
(Reuters) – The outbreak of a new virus in China has sent shivers through world financial markets, with investors drawing…
Asia shares feel a chill as China virus risks mount
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares took a sudden turn for the worse on Tuesday as mounting concerns about a new…
Shares set fresh records, lifted by U.S. housing data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Key world equity indexes scaled new highs on Friday, boosted by a surge in U.S. housing…
Asian shares buoyed by Wall St rally, but China worry caps gains
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street’s momentum after surprisingly strong U.S. jobs…
U.S. banks’ reluctance to lend cash may have caused repo shock: BIS
LONDON (Reuters) – The unwillingness of the top four U.S. banks to lend cash combined with a burst of demand…
Global stocks falter on trade uncertainty; sterling gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid and global equity markets traded little changed on Thursday as enthusiasm over Apple…
Asian stocks rise as trade talks gain momentum
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as an apparent olive branch from Beijing in trade talks with Washington…
Asia shares in waiting mode ahead of Fed, ECB events
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets got the week off to a muted start on Monday as jaded investors awaited…
Dollar, stocks slip amid trade deal uncertainty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid and global equity markets fell on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks…
Stocks gain on trade hopes, risk appetite lifts dollar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar strengthened and global stock markets rallied on Monday on signs the United States and…
Asian shares rally on U.S.-China trade deal hopes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares closed in on their July peak on Tuesday on increasing signs the United States and…
Stocks flat on data, earnings; pound volatile
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of world stock markets was flat on Wednesday as U.S. data that raised concerns…
Stocks fall as Trump impeachment talk grows; sterling up after Brexit ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday as a push by…
Asian shares edge lower as U.S. House readies Trump impeachment inquiry
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after the U.S. lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald…
Shares edge up after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance edged higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve…
Shares rise after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance rose within 1% of a record high on Thursday, a…
Waning ECB stimulus bets push bond yields higher
LONDON (Reuters) – Global bond yields rose on Monday, amid growing caution over the extent to which the European Central…
Asia shares rise on trade talks hope, firm U.S. data; safe havens sold
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks gained on Friday, joining a global trend as investors took heart from firm U.S. economic…
Stocks edge higher but post monthly loss; yuan weakens as tariffs loom
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hopes for a thaw in the U.S.-China trade war helped a gauge of global stocks rise…
Shares rally, bond yields rise as China fuels trade deal hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European shares advanced on Thursday as China struck a hopeful tone on trade relations…
Dollar firms, global stocks soar on ECB rate cut expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European stocks surged on Friday on expectations the European Central Bank will cut interest…
Take Five: Fed in a hole
(Reuters) – FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah…
Stocks, oil tank on growing signs of global slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equity markets tanked and oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday after a closely watched bond indicator…
Gold gains as trade concerns weigh on global markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Signs of further escalation of the U.S.-China trade war and weak UK economic data weighed on…
Easing hopes prop up global stocks, pound sags as Britain eyes new PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – Expectations of policy easing by major central banks such as the Federal Reserve propped up global stocks…
Global stocks down as big rate cut hopes fade, dollar rises
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks declined after early gains dissipated on Friday as expectations for a…
Stocks gain on Fed rate cut optimism; oil drops
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks advanced on Thursday, erasing declines on a late rally after comments…
U.S. retail sales data dents stocks, lifts Treasury yields
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities lost ground on Tuesday and U.S. Treasury yields moved higher as…
China data steadies stocks as U.S. earnings get underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks rose modestly on Monday after economic data from China came in…
Bostic: Fed’s focus is its mandates not market pricing for rate cuts
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Strong market expectations of an upcoming Fed rate increase are not a reason for the central bank…
Tempered expectations of Fed rate cut sink stocks globally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A strong U.S. jobs report that tempered expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the…
Weak economic data, tariff concerns weigh on stocks globally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Modest gains in U.S. stocks helped global equity indices edge higher on Tuesday as investors weighed…
Asian shares cautious as weak manufacturing data stoke growth worries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares were choppy on Tuesday as weak global manufacturing activity reinforced worries about slowing world growth,…
Preserve your ammunition, BIS urges top central banks
LONDON (Reuters) – Bank for International Settlements (BIS) chief Agustin Carstens has urged top central banks to preserve their ammunition…
Global stocks enjoy relief rally in Asia, bonds retreat
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Stocks rallied while bonds retreated in Asia on Monday as a thaw in the Sino-U.S. trade dispute…
Stocks advance to end first half as G20 in focus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks climbed on Friday in advance of a meeting on trade between…
Asia stocks slip after Fed tempers aggressive rate cut expectations
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday and the dollar pulled back from three-month lows after Federal Reserve officials…
Dollar falls with yields as more Fed talk awaited
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks were left adrift on Tuesday as expectations of more dovish talk from the Federal Reserve…
Take Five: The Fed and the rest
With President Donald Trump’s trade policies heightening fears of a U.S. recession, expectations of a Fed rate cut have dramatically…
Global stocks dip as Fed meeting looms, oil climbs on geopolitical fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended nominally lower on Friday as investors awaited next week’s Federal Reserve meeting for…
Oil tumbles on demand worries; stocks hit by trade, economic fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices slid 4% on Wednesday on higher U.S. crude inventories and a bleaker demand outlook,…
Asian stocks subdued, oil near five-month low on U.S. inventory build
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks stuttered on Thursday, dogged by the uncertainty over an intractable U.S.-China trade dispute, while oil…
Equities rally dissipates as trade optimism fades, yield curve flattens
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s indexes ended Tuesday’s session virtually unchanged after investors turned their focus to U.S.-China trade…
Nasdaq confirms correction, bond yields fall further
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq confirmed it was in a correction on Monday as stocks extended their recent sell-off,…